Master in Law

Program Highlights

December 17

Understanding how information flows into and out of Gitmo

Annenberg doctoral student Muira McCammon studies the intersection of technology, law, and military policy. She’s on the quest to understand how people and data move through the Guantánamo Bay detention center.
December 3

Master in Law program’s Professor Michael Gerhardt to testify to House Judiciary Committee on Trump impeachment proceedings

Michael Gerhardt, the Burton Craige Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, at the University of North Carolina School of Law and Lecturer in the Master in Law (ML) program at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, will testify to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, December 4.
September 9

Dual ML/MBA degrees combine education in law and business

At the University of Pennsylvania, students have a unique opportunity to marry a Master in Law degree from the Law School and an MBA from Wharton, combining foundational knowledge in law and business from two of the most respected institutions in their respective fields.
February 18

ML degree helps Penn’s Assistant Privacy Officer Sarah Finnerty ML’18 safeguard community’s privacy

In her new position, Finnerty is responsible for contract review as well as negotiating privacy and confidentiality terms, particularly if there is HIPAA-covered medical data or student information involved.
January 14

Pediatric anesthesiologist Ronald Litman, D.O., uses Penn Law ML degree to advocate for increased patient safety

Litman is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
December 10

Penn Law’s ML program illuminates issues at intersection of medicine and law for Penn Medicine’s Vice Dean for Diversity and Inclusion

Through the Master in Law program, Dr. Eve J. Higginbotham has been able to zero in on those areas of law that are relevant to her medical practice.
November 5

ML student and Penn cardiologist pursues advances in treatment with help of legal education

Penn Law’s Master in Law (ML) program is helping to give Dr. Kiran Musunuru the legal and business acumen to bring groundbreaking treatment to the world’s population.
September 10

Growing Master in Law program begins fifth year

Penn Law welcomes 56 students to its Master in Law (ML) degree program and more than 300 students who will take ML courses during the year
June 13

ML program cultivates legal knowledge across disciplines

The Law School’s Master in Law degree enables students studying and working in related fields to expand their knowledge of the law and legal principles. In this video, students and teachers from the program talk about how the ML connects professionals and enriches their work through the study of the legal system.